What alcohol are these fancy silver spoons used for?

vodka

rum

absinthe

Greek ouzo

A per­fo­rat­ed or slotted spoon is used to dissolve a sugar cube in a glass of ab­sinthe. In the period since absinthe was made illegal in the US antique dealers have seen dramatic in­creas­es in the prices of these ar­ti­facts there. Some absinthe spoons can fetch thou­sands of dollars.